POYNETTE, Wis.—The world’s tallest horse has died in Wisconsin. The 20-year-old Belgian named Big Jake lived on Smokey Hollow Farm in Poynette. Valicia Gilbert, wife of the farm’s owner, Jerry Gilbert, said Big Jake died two weeks ago but declined to give the exact date of death when The Associated Press reached her Monday via…
Lost Moose Calf Wanders Into Yard After Mom Spooked by Car; Woman Leads Baby to Adult Moose Who ‘Adopts’ It
A baby moose that lost its mother found a happy ending despite four harrowing, hungry days on its own in New Brunswick, Canada. Margaret Williston found the baby moose distraught, crying, and hungry on her property near Miramichi on Thursday, May 20. A car had spooked the baby’s mother at Hortons Creek Road, leaving the…
Arctic Walrus Spends 2 Days Hanging Out on Boats in English Island Harbor, Gets Mixed Reactions
An adventurous Arctic walrus made himself at home lounging on boats in an island harbor off the English coast, 75 miles southwest of Cornwall. The large aquatic mammal, dubbed Wally, has been known to migrate to various shores over the years—from Spain to Ireland to England—and was recently spotted at St. Mary’s Harbor on the Isles of…
Police Dog Takes Bullet for Fellow Officers, Making Ultimate Sacrifice—Gets Final Farewell
A Massachusetts police dog was hailed a hero after making the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow officers of the Braintree Police Department during a domestic dispute call. Fallen Belgian Malinois Kitt was transported via motorcade to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro for a private funeral service, where hundreds of the K9 officer’s colleagues bid him farewell…
Wildlife Photographer Captures Striking Image of 2 Kites Flying in Perfect Formation in Wales
A wildlife photographer took this striking aerial image of two red kites flying in perfect formation. The pair of predatory birds were seen swooping together by Josh Adamms in Wales on May 31. The 34-year-old was out on a day trip with his family in Rhayader, near the Elan Valley. “There was loads of birds…
Photographer Captures Amazing Picture of a Turtle Piggybacking a Loon on Minnesota Lake
A wildlife and landscape photographer in Minnesota recently captured a peculiar sight by the lakeside which left social media users stunned. Scott Rykken, 64, was watching the lakeside with his wife Anne, as he often likes to do, at their Cabin in Lake Miltona in Alexandria when they saw an unusual scene. Previously, he and…
Ex-army K9 Handler Reunites With Bomb Sniffer German Shepherd for Touching Adoption
An ex-soldier of the U.S. Army was recently reunited in Las Vegas with the bomb-sniffing German shepherd that he worked with a few years ago. Specialist Michael Steponovich, who left the Army for civilian life in January, had worked with the 7-year-old dog, Popeye, for 1 1/2 years as his handler while on active duty in…
Puppies Abandoned in Texas Desert Seek Homes
June 23, 2021
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A litter of puppies found abandoned in the middle of a Texan desert is now up for adoption in Mission Viejo, Calif. Their journey to Orange County began about five months ago, when a woman walking her dog in the Lone Star State happened upon a box of 12 newborn pups. She drove them two hours to…
Mare Who Delivered Stillborn Baby Fosters Sickly Orphaned Foal as Her Own: ‘So Proud’
Born of tragic circumstances, a beautiful bond has formed between a mare who lost her baby and a foal who lost his mom. The 13-year-old Zangersheide mare named Citty Z lost her first baby two months prematurely to stillbirth. Yet her owners, Iris Pinkster and Sanne Kolman of the Netherlands, were convinced she had what it…
Ex-Army K9 Handler Reunites With Bomb Sniffer German Shepherd in Touching Reunion
An ex-soldier of the U.S. Army was recently reunited in Las Vegas with the bomb-sniffing German shepherd that he worked with a few years ago. Specialist Michael Steponovich, who left the Army for civilian life in January, had worked with the 7-year-old dog, Popeye, for 1 1/2 years as his handler while on active duty in…
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